just wanted to ask,is it really necessary to remove tube to get mode shifter out?ive laid this machine on its side and removed bottom panel,access seems to be all there!by the way i have a good motor for this machine if somebody needs one

This actually works ! I didn't know what to expect when I opened up the coil.You have to be careful not to break any wires. Before I started I took my ohm meterand there was an open. Looks like the fuse blew. I peeled back the wires and it was obvious where the fuse is. There is only one part besides the wires.I just twisted the wires together AT THE END OF THE FUSE and left the fuse in. Black taped everything back upand got my ohm meter out again. 93 ohms or so . Cool .....

To do it right you should put in an inline fuse ON THE WIRES RUNNING back to the motor which I will do.Put everything back together and 4 blinks. Bummer. But I DID THE LEAVE POWER OFF TRICK AND LIFT THE LID 6 TIMES IN 12 SECONDS AND WOW. 1 BLINK EVERY SECOND. WASHER FIXED. IT WORKS. THANKS !!!!WIFE HAPPY AGAIN.

Providing an external fuse is not going to provide the protection that the internal fuse does. The internal fuse is a thermal device and will open if the coil gets too hot. The coil requires 135vdc to operate the solenoid but then drops to 35vdc to hold the solenoid. If the washer lid is opened/closed during a certain time in the cycle, the inverter board applies the 135vdc for too long a period of time and the coil overheats. This has been fixed by a software change to the inverter board. To really fix the problem, you need to replace the motor/inverter or refrain from opening/closing the lid after you have loaded and started the wash cycle.

Thank you for the comments. My wife says she did open the lid frequently to check on the water level ( don't know why).

She says she will stop doing this. It seems you know this problem in great detail ! If you stopped the wash cycle and thenopened the lid, close the lid and then pulled the knob to start the cycle again do you think this would be better ?

Seems I have the same symptoms as described here with mode shifter open and engaged (clunking during agitation).

My question- any issue with limping through with washer in this condition (i.e., not repairing)? Don't want to invest time/money into this machine. Can it be used reliably or eventually tear itself apart and motor fail next unexpectedly?